Abstract:To elucidate the realistic relationship and formation mechanism of the spatial distribution of traditional villages and intangible cultural heritage, 701 traditional Chinese villages and 257 national intangible cultural heritage representative projects in Zhejiang Province were selected as research subjects. Among the methodologies employed were geographic information system (GIS) spatial analysis, spatial dislocation indices, and geographical detectors. The quantitative analyses focused on the spatial dislocation characteristics and causes of differentiation between traditional villages and intangible cultural heritage in Zhejiang Province. The results show these as follows. The spatial distribution of traditional villages and intangible cultural heritage in Zhejiang Province exhibits patterns of higher density in the southwest and lower density in the northeast, as well as small clusters and large dispersions, separately. Positive spatial dislocation of traditional villages and intangible cultural heritage are mainly located in the economically prosperous and well-developed regions of northeast Zhejiang Province, while negative dislocations are concentrated in economically underdeveloped and geographically isolated areas of southwest. The number of museums and cultural centers is identified as the pivotal factor influencing the formation of spatial dislocation patterns between traditional villages and intangible cultural heritage. Furthermore, the natural geographical environment, including average slope and elevation, constitutes an important influencing factor for spatial dislocation, while the socio-economic environment, encompassing permanent population, GDP, proportion of tertiary industry, urbanization rate, highway mileage and per capita public financial expenditure, serves as indirect influencing factors.